5:17 pm today

Feared regional conflict in Middle East ignited

From Checkpoint, 5:17 pm today

Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen are now all embroiled in escalating attacks and counter-attacks. The latest has seen Iran launch a barrage of missiles at Israel - it said in response to Israel assassinating senior Hezbollah and Hamas leaders. While Israel is expanding its attacks against the Iranian funded Hezbollah group inside Lebanon - carrying our air raids from the sky in the capital and launching an invasion on the ground in the south. David Wood, a senior analyst on Lebanon for the International Crisis Group spoke to Lisa Owen from Beirut.